Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 13:37:35 -0200 From: BinarySoul <binary@b1n.org> To: Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com> Cc: Joe & Fhe Barbish <barbish@a1poweruser.com>, FBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ? about hosts file Message-ID: <20020113133735.A8806@b1n.org> In-Reply-To: <20020113125743.A287@localhost>; from scott.mitchell@mail.com on Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 12:57:43PM %2B0000 References: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOOEEGCMAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> <20020113125743.A287@localhost>
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I do agree with Scot and i think the file in windows is: %WINDIR%\system\hosts Scott Mitchell (scott.mitchell@mail.com) wrote: > On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 01:42:53PM -0500, Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote: > > I thought that putting 10.0.10.1 like I have it below that > > I would be able to put lanhost in telnet to logon to the > > gateway box from the winbox connected to the other end of > > the lan crossover cable. > > When I do that I get unable to reach host. > > Putting in IP address 10.0.10.1 in telnet gets me connected. > > My host.conf file has first go to host then bind. > > Am I using the hosts file wrong? > > I think so... assuming I've read your message correctly, you want to be > able to telnet from your Windows machine to your FreeBSD machine using > hostnames rather than IP addresses? The /etc/hosts on the FreeBSD box > won't help you there -- it's private to that machine; your Windows box > neither knows nor cares what you've got in that file. > > You could add the same hostname<-->address mappings to the hosts file on > your Windows box (yes, it does have one -- can't remember exactly where it > lives, but a 'Find Files' under C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT for 'hosts' should > turn it up. IIRC, the format is pretty standard). > > Alternatively, you could run a DNS nameserver on the FreeBSD box, so that > all machines on your LAN can share a single set of hostname definitions. > This is a little more work to set up (and you'll need to do some research > first, so you know what you're doing before you begin), but well worth it > in the long run. > > HTH, > > Scott > > -- > =========================================================================== > Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels > Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" > scott.mitchell@mail.com | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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